PowerTel selects AMP Fibrenet
PowerTel announced last week it has chosen AMP Fibrenet as the supplier for optical fibre management systems for its Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney networks.
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Defence outsources voice in $3m deal
The Department of Defence (DoD) has outsourced management of its voice communications network throughout Queensland to Cable & Wireless Optus (C&W Optus) in a deal worth $3 million.
MCI WorldCom hits $8.3 billion in first quarter
Pushed by Internet, international, and data communications offerings, MCI WorldCom last week reported $8.3 billion in first-quarter revenue, up from the $2.3 billion recorded in 1998.
Telstra dishes out new wholesale products and services
Telstra's wholesale and international division yesterday launched an array of new products which will provide increased Internet access opportunities for wholesale customers and Internet service providers (ISPs).
C&W Optus pushes bid talks with AAPT
Cable & Wireless Optus yesterday pressed ahead with its hostile bid to acquire AAPT, serving the carrier with a Part A Statement in relation to the offer.
Macquarie Corporate opens Tassie office
Corporate telco provider, Macquarie Corporate Telecommunications yesterday opened a new office in Tasmania.
Telstra and ACCC don the gloves
Tensions between Telstra and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have escalated sharply, due to a fresh ACCC allegation of the carrier's anticompetitive conduct.
Global call centre revenue to reach $4bn by 2005: Ovum
A new report predicts Asia Pacific network-based call centre services will generate revenues more than $US450 million by 2005, from a base of $US20 million today.
Defence and Compuware team up for development
The Defence Information Systems Centre and Compuware Australia have teamed up for the ongoing development of Compuware's network applications management tool, EcoScope.
USO claim closer to $600 million: ACA says
Telstra's $1.8 billion net universal service obligation (USO) cost claim for 1997-98 should be closer to $600 million, according to a preliminary analysis from the Australian Communications Authority (ACA).
Employers neglect users' training demands
New skills outweigh demand for higher salaries and a better working environment, results of a recent survey show.
Govt reports on Y2K compliance
Yesterday saw the release of new information on the Y2K readiness of individual commonwealth government agencies, and statements on the readiness of several industry sectors from federal government ministers.
IBM-Real deal for digital music downloads
Can the race to develop the standard for shipping digital music packets over the Net get any hotter, considering the market is a bunch of college kids with the bandwidth and time to download the stuff? Even staid IBM is getting into the picture, announcing a deal yesterday with RealNetworks to collaborate on a music delivery system.
HP places a $US100 million e-business bet on BEA
As part of its electronic services initiative, Hewlett-Packard this week announced a strategic alliance with and a $US100 million financial commitment to middleware and application server vendor BEA Systems.
Govt leaders agree on Y2K reporting
State and federal ministers with responsibility for year 2000 have agreed to recommend to their governments that public reporting of Y2K compliance in government should be at least quarterly, and on an agency-by-agency basis.